Foie gras
One of the most contentious foods. California State Senator John Burton says foie gras cultivation is cruel and has got it banned from the state from 2012. But he wants it banned from the nation. What about the cruelty to those millions and millions of chickens we eat daily?
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Starters: Foie Gras Creme Caramel - 11 Feb 2009
This is one of those glamorous recipes you pay a fortune for in high end restaurants that, according to Christophe and Michelle Poteaux, owners and chefs of Bastille, who make it, turns out not to be too difficult to do. (And no objections to the foie gras, if you please, until you address how battery chickens that are eaten far more frequently are raised.) read more...
Foie gras and confits - 26 Aug 2008
Foie gras - food for the rich created out of torture? Why aren't we more worried about the state of battery hen farming? read more...
Duck & goose - 18 Nov 2007
Duck and goose, full of dark flavor, make a sumptuous change from chicken and turkey and their carcasses provide a rich soup stock. read more...
